Instructions / Assembly

E-S 1000D Series Instruction Manual
Troubleshooting
5.8
 The second way to fix this issue is to change which gate is the wired into the Motor 1 ( L1-1,
L1-2)terminal vs the Motor 2 (L2-1, L2-2) terminals. This is a better solution for gates that open
to significantly different degrees of opening and do not overlap in the closed position. If this
is the case you can swap the red and black in Motor1 with the red and black in Motor 2. It
will remain the same color sequence; you are simply swapping the pairs of wires. Then swap
the Limit1 block with the Limit2 block. You do not need to unwire the limit switches, simply
pull the terminal blocks off the board and swap them.
The open limit switch cannot be adjusted to the correct location
The open limit switch intentionally has a limited amount of wire for adjustment. This is to force
the installation to utilize the majority of the stroke length of the opener arm. The stroke length is
the amount of travel the piston can move in and out. If the piston has to move all the way in
and out to gate the gate from closed to open this means the gate is going to move a steady,
stable pace and the motor will have plenty of leverage on the gate. However if only half of the
stroke is being used (the piston only has to travel half of the distance it could) and the gate is
being moved from closed to open the gate is going to move at twice the speed, swing and
stop violently and the motor will have poor leverage on the gate. This will decrease the life of
the opener and circuit board and also result is a sporadic performance of the opener.
Fix for the limit switch adjustment:
 The only way to fix this issue is to move the rear pivot point of the gate opener further away
from the hinge of the gate. This is the hole in the boomerang bracket referred to in the set-
back description. The setback is a two measurement position that places this rear pivot
point away from the hinge of the gate. The most common issue is that the setback meas-
urements for a 110 degree opening were used when in reality the gate is only opening 90
degrees. Another issue is a limitation in space or understanding of the measurement. If this is
the case and you need suggestions please feel free to take some pictures of this area of
the gate and email them to us for suggestions. You can test your new position before re-
mounting the boomerang bracket by extending and retracting the piston manually and
matching it up with the gate bracket to make sure it is almost fully extended and retracted
in the open and closed positions.
During a cycle the gate stops and reverses 3 feet
This is the reaction of the gate during an obstruction. The gate opener for safety purposes will
stop and reverse off an obstacle. However the nature of how an obstacle is detected can re-
sult in the gate stopping and reversing for 3 seconds without something in the gate’s path. This
is because obstructions are detected through amperage usage by the motor and the reaction
of the systems power supply to that resistance.
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